Sunday, September 7, 2014

Week 1 Down. How many to go?

Well my first week is past. How am I doin?

I think the biggest problem with gaining a healthier lifestyle is that everyone expects results right away. By results I mean they want to be skinnier, not crave a delicious frozen Zinger and eat three in one day (let's be honest, in 10 minutes), and have abs of steal.

At this point in the game (one week in) most people think... "I have:

  • Woken up every morning (sometimes 5AM people...I don't, because I'm not insane but I have a friend that does. GO CHELS!) and worked out hard.
  • The guy at 7/11 actually misses me. (Wait... not everyone does a daily visit to 7/11 for chips, soda and some sort of candy.)
  • My husband is sick of hearing me talk about Shakeology like it's my new religion.

Yet here I stand still in the same body with zero results."

 Now those people are frustrated, wondering what the point is and give up.

DON'T GIVE UP!! Keep moving forward!

Let's get back to me, because I'm awesome, and I think I will tie this all together. Original question: how am I doing?

  • I DO NOT have abs.
  • I HAVE NOT lost weight. (ok, like .4 pounds)
  • Even though I am doing PiYo I CAN NOT bend in half like a crazy gymnast.
  • I AM STILL struggling during my sad, little 2 mile runs.

That, however, is not how I am doing.

That list of things are things I am not paying attention to. Those things are awesome perks that I will get in the future but I'm only one week into this.

So how I am actually doing:

  • I HAVE a ton more energy.
  • My butt IS super sore so I'm doing something right.
  • I HAVE only had ONLY ONE soda this week and I had to talk myself into it.
  • I HAVE ONLY HAD two small pieces of chocolate this week and one dessert that consisted of shortcake, fruit, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.
  • I AM inspiring people to get up and move.
  • I GET TIME FOR ME. When I am running or doing my PiYo I don't have to worry about dinner or cleaning or laundry or the yard or the budget or ANYTHING!! Just me.

Considering the person I was a week before this last week (is that two weeks ago?) I have made a ton of progress.

*Side note: My actual progress compared to my "want but don't have" list is longer. I did not do that on purpose. I just noticed it.

I am a true believer in finding the silver lining in everything. You have to because there is too much negative in this world.

So, don't get bogged down after the first week and you aren't seeing the results you want. Look back and see what you HAVE gained because that is way more important. Then get up and go

Because there is NO better time than NOW!

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